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Species Chionodes abdominella - Hodges#2054

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)

Family Gelechiidae (Twirler Moths)

Subfamily Gelechiinae

Tribe Gelechiini

Genus Chionodes

No Taxon (formosella group)

No Taxon (sistrella complex)

Species abdominella (Chionodes abdominella - Hodges#2054)

Hodges Number

2054

Size

forewing length = 3.8-6.1 mm (1)

Identification

Detailed description available in MONA Fascicle 7.6 at link in citations below. (1)

Range

west Texas to Nevada and southern California (1)

Season

mid-April to mid-October, possibly two broods (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG)

Barcode of Life (BOLD)

Works Cited

1.	The Moths of America North of Mexico. Fascicle 7.6. Gelechioidea, Gelechiidae, Gelechiinae (part: Chionodes) Ronald W. Hodges. 1999. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.

Contributed by Steve Morris on 4 April, 2023 - 12:27pm

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